Leona Maguire two off lead as she chases second LPGA title

Leona Maguire is right in the hunt to add a second LPGA title to her collection as she trails leader Amy Yang by just two shots following the third round of the Meijer Classic.

Yang fired a five-under 67 on Saturday to match the scorecards she posted on Thursday and Friday to forge a single-stroke lead heading into the final round at the Blythefield Country Club in Michigan.

That has left her on 15 under, with Maguire on 13 under having matched Friday's 69. The Cavan woman hit five birdies and two bogeys, three shots collected between the sixth and eighth helping her up the leaderboard.

Stephanie Meadow went one better with her round of 68 helping her nine under and just outside the top 10 entering the final day’s play.

Yang, 33, has misfired for just four bogeys over three days against 19 birdies at Blythefield Country Club, allowing the South Korean to build her slight advantage over three golfers tied for second at 14 under.

"I mean, all day, all week my ball striking has been really good, so I was giving myself good chances out there," said Yang.

She is in pursuit of her second top 10 finish of the season and fifth career victory. Three of her previous championships came in Thailand, though she is still in pursuit of her first major.

Friday leader Ayake Furue is tied for second after a three-under 69 on Saturday. The Japan native scored bogeys on 13, 16 and 17.

"I'm not satisfied with my shots and putt as well on the back nine," Furue said. "I did get the three bogeys today, and if I did get bogeys today, I feel like I should not have to get any bogeys tomorrow."

Also tied for second are South Africa's Ashleigh Buhai and China's Xiyu Lin, who notched matching six-under 66s on Saturday.

Buhai ended her day with a flourish,